A popular history of the United States of America, Vol. 2 (of 2) : $b from the discovery of the American continent to the present timeHowitt, Mary (Mary Botham)
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A popular history of the United States of America, Vol. 2 (of 2) : $b from the discovery of the American continent to the present time
Howitt, Mary (Mary Botham)
United States -- History
XI. To declare war, grant letters of marque and reprisal, and make
rules concerning captures on land or water.
XII. To raise and support armies; but no appropriation of money to
that use shall be for a longer term than two years.
XIII. To provide and maintain a navy.
XIV. To make rules for the government and regulation of the land and
naval forces.
XV. To provide for calling forth the militia to execute the laws of
the Union, suppress insurrections, and repel invasions.
XVI. To provide for organising, arming, and disciplining the militia,
and for governing such part of them as may be employed in the service
of the United States, reserving to the states respectively, the
appointment of the officers, and the authority of training the
militia, according to the discipline prescribed by congress.
XVII. To exercise exclusive legislation, in all cases whatsoever, over
such district (not exceeding ten miles square), as, may by cession of
particular states, and the acceptance of congress, become the seat of
the United States, and to exercise like authority over all places
purchased by the consent of the legislature of the state in which the
same shall be, for the erection of forts, magazines, arsenals,
dock-yards, and other needful buildings:—and
XVIII. To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for
carrying into execution the foregoing powers and all other powers
vested by this constitution in the government of the United States, or
in any department or office thereof.
SECTION IX.
I. The migration or importation of such persons as any of the states
now existing shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by
the congress, prior to the year one thousand eight hundred and eight,
but a tax or duty may be imposed on such importation, not exceeding
ten dollars for each person.
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